Replace Those Missing Teeth

Losing Teeth Affects Your Health

You might think that missing a tooth is purely a cosmetic change, but there are real health risks that come from not replacing a lost tooth. Your front teeth are used for tearing out bites of food, while the back teeth mash those bites into digestible chunks. If you lose a tooth and don’t replace it, your mouth will naturally start gravitating to one side when eating, putting uneven strain on your teeth. The newly exposed gum is also more at risk for contracting gum disease, and tooth loss is associated with an increased risk of future tooth decay. Combine this with the fact that large gaps give remaining teeth room to shift out of alignment, and all these health effects together can cause more tooth loss down the line.

Losing Teeth Affects Your Confidence

It may seem shallow, but people do put a lot of importance on looks. Crooked, misaligned, and missing teeth are often considered unattractive and give the impression that you have poor oral hygiene. Even if you know not to judge a book by its cover, other people still do, and that judgment can erode your confidence over time. 

Missing teeth affect:

• How You Speak: Your front teeth affect how well you can pronounce a lot of syllables like f- and v- sounds. Especially in roles where you talk with a lot of clients, customers, or coworkers, you want to be able to speak clearly.
• How You Look: Teeth help to stimulate and strengthen the jaw, so it loses some of that support when they go missing. That support is crucial for maintaining your jaw’s shape and structure, and without it, your jaw will eventually begin to shrink. This can cause a variety of facial changes, like a weaker-looking chin and sunken cheeks.
• How You Smile: All of the cosmetic and health symptoms of missing teeth combined can make you feel ashamed to smile. We want you to have a smile you can be proud of, but that can be difficult to accomplish if you let a missing tooth hold you back.

We Can Help!

Restorative dentistry is life changing for many adult patients and can be for you too. Replacing your missing teeth reduces the long-term symptoms associated with tooth loss, leaving you with a healthier, more confident smile. 

What are you waiting for? If you have any smile gaps, call our office located in Spring, TX to schedule a consultation with our experienced restorative and cosmetic dentistry team. We’ll help you decide which tooth replacement option will help you achieve your smile goals. You deserve a beautiful and healthy smile!